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Novel Co/UiO-66 metal organic framework catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
To improve the power generation of microbial fuel cell (MFC), the cathode is modified to increase its oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity by using Co/UiO-66, which derived from pyrolyzing the mixture of Co(NO3)2 as the metal precursor incorporated ...
Chen Zhenxin, Wu Qikai, Zhang Hongguo
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Efficient Selective Removal of Radionuclides by Sorption and Catalytic Reduction Using Nanomaterials

Nanomaterials, 2022
With the fast development of industry and nuclear energy, large amounts of different radionuclides are inevitably released into the environment. The efficient solidification or elimination of radionuclides is thereby crucial to environmental pollution ...
Min Xu, Yawen Cai, Guohe Chen, Bingfeng Li, Zhongshan Chen, Baowei Hu, Xiangke Wang   +6 more
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Assessment of exposure to ionizing radiation in Chernobyl tree frogs (Hyla orientalis)

Scientific Reports, 2021
Ionizing radiation can damage organic molecules, causing detrimental effects on human and wildlife health. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (1986) represents the largest release of radioactive material to the environment.
Pablo Burraco, Clément Car, Jean-Marc Bonzom, Germán Orizaola   +3 more
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A Microwave Digestion Technique for the Analysis of Rare Earth Elements, Thorium and Uranium in Geochemical Certified Reference Materials and Soils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Molecules, 2020
Two different digestion methods—microwave digestion (Mw) and Savillex digestion (Sx)—were used to evaluate the best quality control for analysis of the rare earth elements, Th and U in the geochemical certified reference material JSd-2, supplied by the ...
Sharayu Kasar, Rajamanickam Murugan, Hideki Arae, Tatsuo Aono, Sarata Kumar Sahoo   +4 more
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Proposal for the list of potential radionuclides of interest during NPP site characterization or final status surveys

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2021
In the research or project planning for the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant, one of several preparations will be the establishment of a list of potential radionuclides to be considered at the time of characterization or final status surveys ...
Hyung-Woo Seo, Jae Yong Oh, Weon Gyu Shin   +2 more
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The impact of oceanic circulation and phase transfer on the dispersion of radionuclides released from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2013
The mechanism behind the dispersion of radionuclides released from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant on March 2011 is investigated using a numerical model.
Y. Choi, S. Kida, K. Takahashi
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Chitosan Modified Biochar Increases Soybean (Glycine max L.) Resistance to Salt-Stress by Augmenting Root Morphology, Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms and the Expression of Stress-Responsive Genes

Plants, 2020
Soybean is an important oilseed crop that provides high-quality protein and vegetable oil. Salinity constitutes a negative abiotic factor that reduces soybean plant growth, production, and quality. The adsorption of Na+ by chitosan-modified biochar (CMB)
Sajid Mehmood, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Imtiaz, Sammina Mahmood, Shuxin Tu, Diyun Chen   +6 more
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New measurements of the 63Cu(α, γ)67Ga reaction compared with improved calculations [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
One of the challenges of nuclear astrophysics is understanding the observed abundances of the p-process nuclei. Nucleosynthesis calculations typically employ an extended reaction network involving tens of thousands of reactions and thousands of isotopes.
Peoviti Maria, Axiotis Michail, Patronis Nikolas, Dimitriou Paraskevi, Foteinou Varvara, Harissopulos Sotirios, Maragkos Fotios, Rogalla Detlef   +7 more
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Review on Selection and Experiment Method of Commonly Studied Simulated Radionuclides in Researches of Nuclear Waste Solidification

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, 2020
Although many types of simulated radionuclides have been widely used as a substitute for actual nuclear waste in the studies of nuclear waste solidification, the understanding of the applicability and validity of simulated radionuclides is still ...
Jingwei Li, Dong Xu, Wenlong Wang, Xujiang Wang, Yanpeng Mao, Chao Zhang, Wen Jiang, Changliang Wu   +7 more
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Radioactivity and radionuclides in deciduous teeth formed before the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

Scientific Reports, 2021
The Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) accident in March of 2011 released substantial amounts of radionuclides into the environment. We collected 4,957 deciduous teeth formed in children before the Fukushima accident to obtain precise control ...
Atsushi Takahashi, Mirei Chiba, Akira Tanahara, Jun Aida, Yoshinaka Shimizu, Toshihiko Suzuki, Shinobu Murakami, Kazuma Koarai, Takumi Ono, Toshitaka Oka, Joji Ikeyama, Osamu Kaneko, Makoto Unno, Kimiharu Hirose, Takashi Ohno, Yasushi Kino, Tsutomu Sekine, Ken Osaka, Keiichi Sasaki, Hisashi Shinoda   +19 more
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